President of the Slovak Republic Mr Andrej Kiska receives Secretary General Dr Rusnák in Bratislava

On Tuesday 6 December 2016, the President of the Slovak Republic, H.E. Mr Andrej Kiska received the Energy Charter Secretary General, Dr Rusnák, at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava. The Secretary General briefed the President on the achievements of the International Energy Charter in 2016 and outlined to him the main objectives for the coming years. The Secretary General also met with Mr Štefan Rozkopál, the Head of the Office of the President of the Slovak Republic.

While in Bratislava, the Secretary General also held meetings with Mr Ján Petrovič, the Director General of the Energy Section at the Ministry of Economy and Ms Andrea Holíková, the Director of the Department of Specific State Operations at the Ministry of Finance. With Mr Petrovič, the Secretary General discussed the longstanding and active engagement of the Slovak Republic in the Energy Charter Process, while the energy investment arbitration and dispute settlement under the Energy Charter Treaty were discussed with Ms Holíková.